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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-05-04
Glass Eyes.

Nearly all the artificial eyes used
in this country are imported from Eu'
rope. Attempts have been made to
manufacture them here, but the in.
dustry has never fourished. The fin
est eyes are made in Paris, and good
ones come from Germany and Switzer-
land. The eyes are made Of glass,
and are in the shape of a hollow hem.
isphere. The pupil is formed of col.
ored glass, and its execution requires
the greatest skill on the part of the
workman. The white of the eye is
initiated with wonderful accuracy. II
is Of cream white, yellowish white,
blue white, or any other shade, SO as
to match exactly the white of the
remaining real eye. Before the final
glazing is put on, small red veins are
traced with a pencil on the surface.
There is slight ridge along the edges
which enables the muscles of the
socket to take hold and move the ball.
Dealers in artificial eyes, keep
them in separate boxes, which they
call the blue box, the black box, the
brown box, and SO on. These boxes
contain eyes Of all sizes, from as large
as a marble to one as large as pig
con egg.
A dealer in artificial eyes said :
ave fit the eyes to the socket by
heating and softening the ball, and
then cutting it with hot scissors to
the proper size and shape. The hol-
low part fits over the stump of the
eye. When this is neatly done the
eye moves as readily as the other eye,
and it is difficult to tell which one
was glass. The great majority of ar
tifcial eyes are used by workmen, es-
pecially those in foundries, where
many eyes are put out by sparks. 1t
is seldom that woman has glass
eye.
Artificial eyes are used not only to
improve the appearance, but also to
protect the stump from injury, which
would be apt to affect the other eye.
An artificial eye costs five dollars and
lasts from one to five years. 1t is act
ed upon by the salt Of perspiration
and of tears, which dulls and rough
ems the surface. For this reason it is
customary to take the eye out at night,
which also gives rest to the socket.
If the lachrymal duct has not been
destroyed, man can cry as well with
an artificial eye as with good one."
New York Sun.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-05-04
Short Summer Sermons.

NV chil'cn, de ole man has trabbled
a long an weary road to reach de
present mile post, an he has seen
some thing dat am with jottin' down
fur remembrance.
You want to take notis dat de close
of a rouge an an honest man am cut
arter de same fashun, an perhaps
from de same pattern. Doan' accept
outside appearances.
When you ha'r man doin' great
deal O. talkin' jist remember dat CAB
kin be cultivated, but it takes natur'
to furnish brains.
If our prosperity was left to For
tune she'd land nine of us in the poo
house, whar' she'd smile on de tenth.
When you find man who am allus
complainin' about his luck you has
found a pusson who nebber helped
hisself to desarve any.
While de world owes cherry man a
libbin', de world ain too blame if he
am too lazy too work for it.
A leetle pollyticks am like a leetle
mustard, but it am de easiest thing in
de world to choke yerself OH either.
De man who spends his time won
derin' why coons war made to climb
trees am VERY apt to miss good
many chances to knock ober rabbits
runnin' about his feet.
Bad company am de halfway sta
shun between murder and de gallus.
When you find man who's debts
doan' worry him you have hit upon a
chap who'd steal yer mule if you for.
got to lock de stable doah.
Doan' be disappointed in your Teller
mans weakness. Some of us hev bin
Whitfield out of SIGH green timber dat
we warped in de sezuning.
While you should put de Gospel
ahead of de law de latter am de best
thing to appeal too when you've got a
good case.-Ex.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-05-04

scene he says he ever witnessed occur
red. 1t was like play, he said,
when doors are arranged for the SIM
ultaneous disappearance of all the
actors. The man behind the desk
looked up at him, his eyes suddenly
stuck out, his hair rose, and in the
twinkling of an eye he had tipped the
desk over and gone through side
door. Billy at the same instant heard
crash in another direction and look
ed toward the rear window just in
time to see the man who had been
counting bills at the big desk break
through the closed blinds into the
back yard; and when he turned to
look for Mr.. Douglas Peabody and
the other man, the outside door was
just slamming at their heels. 1t was
like the disappearance of Rhoderick
Dhu's clan before Fitz James.
Billy was utterly bewildered until
he happened to glance at his waist
coat and caught sight of the fire
badge. Then he knew that the bum
co men had taken him for a detective
hence their flight. Billy picked up
the $40 from the floor, and to satisfy
his conscience, threw the dice for it,,
and won it by himself.
That night four or five reporters
had big dinner at Mouquin's, and
Kid Miller and Mike Norton, as the
bunco men turned out to be, probably
had bitter thoughts concerning the
Frozen Dude.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-05-04
An Electric Log.

The electric log invention by Ber-
nard Famonville of this city was test
ed on the ferryboat San Rafael. Mr..
Famonville has brought electricity in
to service, and by means of his inven-
ton the master of vessel may recline
in his snug cabin and read off the
miles his craft is making at any time,
night or day. His log consists of a
brass cylinder, with four blades or
fins. The cylinder revolvcs on its
swivels, practically frictionless, and in
turning acts on a small cogwheel in
side, which causes a short interior cyl
inder to turn, and every ten revolu-
tions breaks the circuit. The battery
is on board the ship, and the register
or indicator is placed in the captains
cabin. or anywhere convenient. There
may be several registers distributed
for convenience over the vessel. The
wires for the outward and inward cur.
rents are attached at one end to the
register and the other to the log which
is dragging behind the ship. Ten
revolutions breaks the circuit, and the
mile hand on the dial of the indica-
tor registers one. tenth of mile pass
ed over, and one passage of this hand
around the dial denotes mile of dis
lance, and another hand moves for
ward one-tenth of ten miles. 1t pass
es around the dial once in ten miles,
and the third and shortest hand passes
around in one hundred miles. When
the San Rafael had backed out of her
slip and headed for Sausalito, the log
was thrown overheard.
The little instrument worked almost
unerringly, seldom failing in its Office,
and never from any fault in the prin-
ciple. The rate of registering can be
regulated to any number of revolu-
tons. The correctness of the work Of
this instrument was shown by the fact
that, taking the speed of the boat as
indicated and the time occupied in
making the trip, it gave the correct
distance between San Francisco and
Sausaiito-a trifle over six miles,
San Francisco Call.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-05-04
MORTGAGE SALE.

Nl
Default having been made in the terms and con-
ditions Of certain indenture Of mortgage, bearing
date the 18th day Of December. A. d. 1853, and exc
euted by and between Elisha Harrington and Eliza
beth Harrington, his wife, Of Alpena, Michigan, Of
the first part and John Owen Of Detroit Michigan,
OF tho second part and duly recorded In the ONCE
Of the Register Of Deeds for the county Of Alpena
on the 18th day Of December, A. d. 1863, in liber
gage was on the srd day Of January. A; d. 1873,
Fletcher 81 Detroit and said assignment was duly
recorded in the Office OF the Register Of Deeds
for said county Of Alpena, on the 2sth day Of
April, A ID. 1879, in liber OF mortgages, on page
ill., and by which said default the power Of sale In
said mortgage contained has become operative, and
II being claimed that there is now due and unpaid
Ave en thousand S dollars $50 fUT principal and
interest together with attorney fee Of one hun
bred dollars (siOOOO) provided for in said mort
gage and no suit or prGoeeding either at law or IN
amount secured by said mortgage, OF any part
thereof, now, therefore,
Notice is hereby given that on the
9Th DAY OF MAY. A. ID. 1887,
at ten o'clock in the forenoon Of said day, Mt the
front door Of the Court House. in the city Of Alpe
ma, county Of Alpena, and State Of Michigan, that
being the building In which the Circuit Court for
said county in which said mortgaged premises are
situated is held there will be sold at public auction.
TO the highest bidder, the premises described In
said mortgage, much thereof as may be
necessary to satisfy the said debt the interest there
on and said attorney Fee and all costs and charges al
lowed by law. SAID mortgaged premises are situat-
ed in the counties of AlpsnS and Altoona, State of
Michigan, and described as follows: All those
pieces or parcels Of land described in said mort
gage as follows, 10 wit; sc OF sw H.seA OF
seH and sw Of SCI Of section 50, nwH OF n
" and Sc ofsw Of section q, all in town;
ship 20 north. Of range east in the county OF
Alpena. Ne Of NV and ss4 ofsw Of
Of seK Of section 4; of n . and . Of
u of section 1; II ofn a, Sc and y ofn e OF
Sc X and " X Of no Of sectiono; n,TN q 2
eH Of section 49, NV ofswH,se Of
neT and n Il Of n W u of section is. all in town
ship 2s north, Of range east in the county Of Al
coma.
GEORGE N. FLETCHER,
Assignee.
Gro. II. SLEAToR,
Attorney for Assignee.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-05-04
Something About Bracelets.

Bracelets have at all times been
much in use among barbaric nations,
and the women frequently wear sever
al on the same arm. The finer kinds
as of mother of pearl, fine gold or sill
YER others of less value are made of
plated steel, horn, brass, copper. beads,
etc. This species of personal orr a
ment was exceedingly common in Eu-
rope in prehistoric times. The brace
lets of the Bronze Age were either of
gold or bronze, silver being then un-
known. In shape they were oval and
penannular with expanding or trum-
pet shaped ends, having an opening
between them of about half an inch
to enable them to be easily slipped
over the wrist. Those of gold were
generally plain, hammered rods, bent
to the requisite shape, but those of
bronze were often chased with elegant
designs showing a cultivated taste.
Some forms of spiral armlets of bronze
peculiar to Germany and Scandinavia,
covered the whole forearm, and were
doubtless intended, as much for de-
fence against a sword stroke rs for
ornament. The Etruscan and early
Roman forms of bronze bracelets were
for the most part cylindrical,
with overlapping ends, or spiral
or rpentshaped. There were
also the common forms in the
Piso's Cure for Consumption saved my
life. In this vicinity all know its
merits.
L. l.. WHIPPLE, Druggist.
Kintncr, Mich, March 4, 1885.
Iron Age of Northern Europe, while
silver bracelets of great elegance,
formed of plated and intertwisted
strands of silver ware, and plain pen
annular hoops, round or lozenge-shap-
ed in section and tapering to the ex-
tremitics, became common towards
the close OF the pagan period. In the
Middle Ages bracelets were much less
commonly used i'm Europe, but the
custom has continued to prevail among
Eastern nations at the present time.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-05-04
SALE.

WI
Default having been made in the terms and con-
dtions of certain indenture Of mortgage, bearing
date the 18th day Of May A. ID. 1869, and executed
BY and between Elisha Harrington and Elizabeth
Harrington, his wife, Of Alpena, Michigan, OF the
first part, and Aaron Jones, OF the place. Of the
second part, and duly recorded In the Office Of the
Register OF Deeds for the county Of Alpena, on the
10th day Of July, A. d. 1862 in hber OF mortgages,
on pages 773 and "a and which said mortgage was,
on the Sth day Of November, A ID. 1869, duly assign
ed by said Aaron Jones TO John Owen, Of Detroit,
Michigan, and said assignment was duly recorded
in the office Of the Register Of Deeds for said coun
ty Of Alpena, on the 18th day of November, A. ID.
1869, in lber Of MORTGAGES on page 10, and which
ID, 1877, duly assigned by said John Owen TO George
N. Fletcher Of Detroit, and said assignment
duly recorded in the Office Of the Register of Deeds
for said county of Alpena on the 18th day Of JAN
uary, A. ID. 1877, in hber Of mortgages, on page
81, and by which said default the power Of sale in
said mortgage contained has become operative, and
1t being claimed that there 10 now due and unpaid,
at the date hereof said mortgage the of four
thousand two hundred dollars, ~. 20000l for prin-
cpal and interest together with an attorney fee Of
mortgage, and no suit proceeding, either at law
or in equity, having been instituted TO the
amount secured BY said mortgage, or any part
thereof now, therefore;
Notice is hereby given, that on the
5th day Of May. A. ID. 1887,
At ten o'clock in the forenoon of said day, at the
front door OF the Court House, in the city OF AL
pena, county of Alpena, and State of Michigan,
that being the building in which the Circuit Court
Tor SAID county In which said mortgaged premises
are situated is held, there will be sold at public
auction, to the highest bidder the premises descrio
ed in said mortgage, or so much thereof may be
necessary TO satisfy the said debt the interest there
and said attorney fee, and all costs and charges
allowed by law. SAID mortgaged premises are stu
ated in the counties of Alpena and Altoona, State
of Michigan, and described as follows: All those
pieces or parcels Of land described in said mortgage
as follows, TO wit: The undivided half Of s
4 of sw 1,se of seL and u Of sc u
Of section 80; NV of " y and sc Z ofsw
cast IN hs o. co a., os Sanp ~
and e = of s.w 4 of section 5; neE Of u,
n, ofny and $ ofse 4 Of section 4; eH
H.se 4 and n q of eI of section s; n Q u of
ne u NV of NV ofse and W y Of
e = of section 9; NV q of ne u Of section To- n
VIZ, ne OF swK, $50 u of and n "
efse of section II NV = otneH and y
range east, in the county of Altoona.
GEORGE N. FLETCHER,
Assignee.
GEO. H. SLEAIoR,
Attorney for Assignee
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-05-04
TO THE LADIES +!

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Saudusky. O.. Nov. ~. 1985

Sandusky, o., Nov. "a, 1885.
have used Surprise Liniment for rheu-
matism and testify that it is the very best
remedy ever tried. My wife used It for
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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-05-04

Group Is fatal IL not quickly relieved.
Surprise Liniment cures Group speedily.
Have 1t ready for use. At druggists.
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Notice for Publication.
Land Office al Detroit, Mich

Land once az Detroit, mlchs
April 6th 1881
Notice Is hereby given that the following named
settler has ned notice OF his intention TO make
anal proof In support of his claim, and that SAID
proof will be made before the County CLERK OF Al
pena county, at Alpena, Mich, on lith OF May,
1887, viz: Johan Shmlewski, for the y OF a.
section !, township 81 y, II Il. -,
He names the following witnesses to prove ms
continuous residence upon and cultivation OF, SAID
land, viz: John Zansnewski, OF Maple Ridge, Al
pena county, August Tadnjewski, Of Maple RIDGE
Alpena county, John Smigelski, OF Maple hiage'
Alpena county, Joseph Brezenski, Of Maple hidge'
Alptna county. -, ,ovpN
nsvs Register.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-12-22
THE WEED PROBLEM.
DIR. Sturtevant Presents n Few Facts OF
Experimental Demonstration.

DIR. Sturtevant Presents Few Facts OF
Experimental Demonstration.
In paper read before the last
annual meeting of the Society for the
Promotion of Agricultural Science, Dr..
Z. Lewis Sturtcvant offered Il few re-
Nections concerning the weed problem.
He first presented few facts Of expert
mental demonstrations:
l. That where weeds are allowed tc
grow freely the crops may be absolute
lv destroyed. In the case of corn.
the plants appear y elbow. wilted, fail
to attain proper size and fai! TO form
good ears, and the same phenomena
may be noted with other crops.
2. The amount Of fertility removed
by weeds is not sufficient 10 establish
the conclusion that the injury comes
from the robbing of the soil and thus
starving the plant. Furthermore, if
such were the case, the application of
additional manures to offset the rob-
berry of the weeds would destroy theiE
malign effect.
8. Weeds are not destructive through
shading the ground. rs experiment
shows that mulches applied do not pro-
duce the same effect. If. however. we
consider the enormous amount of water
evapOrated by these weeds during their
growth. the necessity OF additional
water to soil in an ordinary season dur
ing the hot months. and the appearance
of the crop which indicates suffering
from thirst, the conclusion becomes al
most certain that the i'll effect of weeds,
is largely due to their rObbing the crop
of proper moisture through their
draughts upon the soil.
As interesting cOnfirmatory evidence
as to this being the true view of the
weed question the testimony of vine
yardists was quoted, some of whom ad-
vocate allowing weeds to grow in. their
vineyards, while others advocate clean
culture. Personal inquiry, said DR..
Siurtevant, demonstrates the general
fact that those gentlemen who advocate
the leaving of weeds in their vineyards
have lands which are not subject to ex-
cessiye drought, while those who advo-.
cate clean culture have usually reported
their soil as very permeable to water.
When we consider that during the.
period of ripening of the wood and Of.
the berry in the grape. dryness is an
factor both in securing the.
and in securing the qualities.
we have at once q plausible explana-
ton. Those gentlemen who advocate
the allowing of weeds to grow are thus
exhausting the surplus water of the soill
injurious 70 their interests as vineyard
lists. while on the other hand those gen.
tlemen who advocate the thorough re-sl
moyal of weeds are conserving the
water to the soil which doesnot contains
it in excess of the needs oftheir occupa-<
tion.-N. ], World.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-12-22
ToILER's CHRISTMAS HYMN.

have a faith that ,olds NV life
: Above the slouF a of sin:
That stills the q agrv waves Of strife.
And gives n e peace within;
1t Is the stc1y OF the morn,
A. From P.eaven's inspired pen,
That te Is to all how Christ was born
To i@alk the earth with men.
The shepherds meath the starry sky
Heard, tar beyond their ken,
The glory sung to God on high,
Good will and peace to men;
They saw the dawn in roseate light
Sweep back the ages gloom,
And Heavens love cleave pure and bright
The pathway from the tomb.
Not for the mobiles purple clad,
Not for the hngly crowned,
Came Christ from God, with tidings glad
That our salvation found;
He sought the lowly, poor, oppressed;
In hovel, hut and cave:
And made the toiling millions blessed,
In triumph O. er the grave.
AS Moses smote the rock OF old
He touched the human heart.
And from its center, hard and cold,
Saw loves sweet waters start;
His emblem was the palm, not rod,
And, oh. He taught us then,
The way to win the love of God
Is through the love OF men. =,
Oh! brother toiler, lift your head,
Nor heed earth's cruel blows;
The Christ who ate our bitter bread,
And sorrowed DER our woes,
Is yet our friend of humble birth,
And holds His blessings nigh,
For He who shared our homes on earth,
Has homes for US on high.
Dom Pidtt
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-12-22
DURABLE WHlTEWASH.
A Composition That Is Said to Last for
Many Years.

MANY 1edrts
A whitewash that will last for many
years is said to be made as follows:
Take one-half bushel of uAslacked lime,
slake it with boiling water; cover it
during the process to keep in the steam.
Strain the liquid through fine sieve or
strainer. and add to it peck of salt,
previously dissolved in warm water,
three pounds of ground rice. boiled 10
a thin paste. one-half sound powdered
Spanish whiting. and one pound of
clean glue which has been previously
dissolved by soaking it well. and then
hang it over n slow fire in a small kes-
tie within larger one filled with water.
Add FIVE gallons of no: water to the
mixture, stir it well, and let it stand for
4 few days covered from dust. II
should be put on hot, and for this pur-
pose it can be kept in kettle on por-
table furnace. Colors may be mixed
with the liquid, except that green should
never be used, because it makes the
whltewash crack and peel, and lime
also destroys the color. This whitewash
retains its briliiancy for many years.
and il will do for inside or outside walls.
A square yard of the outside of a house
will be covered by apint OF the mixture.
Good Housekeeping.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-12-22
Yours very truly

The square marks the place where
the likeness OF the writer is to go. A
photographer in the same neigborhood
told reporter that he was doing a
large business in miniatures.
My patrons are mostly young peo-
pie" A" he said. "They are very particu-
lar about every little detail of the pic
ture, and order as many as ten and
twenty dozen at time. The photo
graphs are about the size of an ordinary
postage stamp and are gummed upon
the back. Some order their pictures
finished in colors. 1t takes consider
able time and skill to paint them salts
factorily. and they are consequently
expensive; but such is the vanity of my
patrons that they do not hesitate at
cost IN T. Nal and Express.